[CMake] How to find dll's on Cygwin? (fwd)

[Marco Atzeri]

On 27/10/2017 09:32, Alan W. Irwin wrote:
> I am pretty sure there are a non-zero number of CMake users here who
> have had CMake experience finding dll's on Cygwin (since it appears
> from the quote below that import libraries can be replaced by dll's
> for the purposes of linking on that platform).  So if you are one with
> such experience, I would really appreciate an answer to (or commment
> on) the specific question below concerning finding cyggnat-6.dll on
> Cygwin or if you prefer to frame your response to the more general
> question of finding dll's on that platform, that would be great as
> well.
> 
> Alan

using the import library is the standard way for linking,
looking for the shared library is surely unusual.

I am not a user of ADA, but the import libraries seems
the one on /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/6.4.0/adalib/

Marco